Word for the day by Christian Education Forum

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 The call of Gideon: God is looking for ordinary people

to do extraordinary  work 
Judges 6:11-16
V.12“The angel of the lord appeared to him and said: The lord is with you, you mighty warrior’’

           The angel of the Lord calls and commissions Gideon. With the arrival of the angel it became clear that the Lord intended to save Israel once again, and that his chosen instrument on this occasion was Gideon, whose call followed the same pattern as that of Moses in Exodus:3.  Like Moses, he received his call while he was in hiding from the enemy, doing menial work to keep his family alive. Like Moses, he was told that the Lord was sending him on a mission. He protested, as Moses did, that he was inadequate for the task. He received the same promise as Moses, “I will be with you”, and, like Moses he received a sign to confirm his call. Finally, miraculous fire signalled God’s presence, as it did in the call of Moses. So, the message is clear: Gideon was to be used by God to save Israel from the Midianites, just as Moses was used to save Israel from the Egyptians. The God of the Exodus has come to Israel’s rescue again.
God’s Presence:
Here we see that Midianites destroyed every crop they had and laid waste the whole land, but how did Gideon manage to sow, take care and reap the wheat which he was now harvesting. It is because in V.12, the angel says,” the lord is with you’’. When God’s presence is with you, He will help you gather your harvest without the enemy stealing it.
Small Steps
God always looks for small beginnings. When everyone else feared the enemies, Gideon took small steps to beat the wheat in the winepress, so that the enemy would not steal it. God blessed this small step, that He chose Gideon to rescue the nation from the hands of the enemy. God looks for small actions which we take like David, before  killing Goliath, he killed a lion and deer in the forest, another example is a small boy with 5 loaves and 2 fishes, when he brought it to Jesus, it was able to feed 5000+ people. God will bless our small steps into greater destiny.

PRAYER
As ordinary people Let’s have an extra ordinary impact for Christ if we will trust the author of our circumstances and rely on the Holy spirit’s power. Lord we thank you that you are fighting our battles. We trust you Lord, we believe in you, we will praise you. In Jesus name -Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Attempt great things for God
Expect great things from God
 
Rev. Alex Yohannan
Vicar, Immanuel MTC
Parakode, Adoor Diocese 
 
Christian Education Forum, Diocese of NAE of the Mar Thoma Church

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